Posted on 11/14/2009 9:52:51 PM PST by Steelfish
Obama To Meet With Myanmar Rulers
By Matthew Mosk and Simon Roughneen THE WASHINGTON TIMES
SINGAPORE | President Obama on Sunday will become the first American president in more than 40 years to attend a meeting with the repressive rulers of Myanmar, marking a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to bringing change to a regime that responds brutally to dissent, locks up journalists and political opponents, and has kept itself largely walled off from the Western world.
Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar has for years played the role of skunk in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, repeatedly preventing the group from attracting participation from the United States. But Mr. Obama came to office promising to extend an open hand to rogue states in the hopes of changing the dynamics.
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Obama’sapproach to bringing change,boy they will be broke in six months.
Paging John Rambo for special mission in Myanmar!!
“Obama: never met a dictator he didn’t like.”
Just like Carter.
Too bad he is too late to have a round of golf with Pol Pot.
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